Cohiba Espledidos Authentic Cigars in Sealed Box

[EGQ]

This cigar is in bad shape and about as dry as badwhale's new faux-gina... It does look like there was a decent attempt at a triple cap.


The band is straight, no jagged cuts, but those 1/2 squares at the top of the band would give me pause -- every Cohiba that i have bought abroad from reputable dealers have had pristine bands. While this one looks pretty good, I say it is suspect because of that row of half squares.


This thing was beat to shit -- no idea about how it looked originally, but it had some pronounced bulges.




Note the difference in the band -- this Cohiba was procured from a reputable source.




Note the difference in clarity of the Habana, Cuba -- the one on the right is believed to be legit. Also, the color difference is very clear -- the one on the left is a typical yellow -- the one on the right is darker, richer -- this is almost always a give away.




Label has embossed logo, but I'm not convinced...






Definitely used long filler -- it may be Cuban, hell it may have even been a decent smoke -- but I don't think it was Cohiba Esplendido.

[TachyCoventry]

Thanks for the great breakdown of the stick, literally! On a side note, what kind of a Coke is that in the "logo embossed" picture?!

[EGQ]

That can of Coke is from Ethiopia -- its only 150ml, cost the equivalent of $0.08 or $0.09 there. Both Pepsi and Coke had bottling facilities in Addis Ababa. It's one of many reminders of the trip.

[Devil Doc]

It really doesn't matter if they're authentic or not and I agree that they aren't. They're worthless because of their condition.

Doc.

[ashauler]

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Taking notes Ms./Mrs./Mr. O ?

[cinda]

Regardless of what this thread began as I would say it is one of the most educational threads I seen in a while. Although, I do like the Cigar Shop Indian threads too. I guess I just like the threads with the pictures . But all joking aside I am glad she sent you the cigar because I think it was educational all the way around.

[ggiese]

Nice summary, EGQ!

I'm fighting the urge to tell tapeworm "I told you so!". Though I highly doubt she would recognize that anyone knows more than her.